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Grilled miso rice balls recipe

Miso Yaki Onigiri

Yuka
Miso Yaki Onigiri is a rice ball covered with miso and grilled. Considering how delicious they are, the recipe is very simple and easy to make. Because of that, many households make it as a snack whenever kids are hungry. This is also perfect for road trip, picnic, home party, easy lunch and more!
5 from 6 votes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 rice balls
Calories 138.36 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g uncooked Japanese rice This is an article about rice.
  • 200 ml water
  • 2 Tablespoon miso I use this miso (you can probably buy it in Asian grocery stores for under $10). If you use dashi miso, you don't need to add dashi powder in this ingredient list.
  • 2 Tablespoon mirin HERE to buy
  • 1/2 teaspoon dashi powder HERE to buy

Instructions
 

Preparation (I use rice cooker)

  • Add uncooked rice to your rice cooker. Wash the rice 1-2 times with running water.
  • Use a mesh strainer to remove the water and move the washed rice to your rice cooker.
  • Add water and let's cook the rice!

Let's cook!

  • After rice is cooked move it to a bowl and cool it down until you can touch.
  • Then, make the rice into a triangle shape or circle, and then flatten the top and bottom.
  • In a small bowl, add miso, mirin, and dashi powder then mix.
  • Use a medium size pan and turn the heat to medium. I recommend you use non stick pan if you have it but if you don't have it, prepare parchment paper that fits the pan and place it in the pan.
  • Add a thin layer of oil. (I used sesame oil)
  • Put rice balls on the pan, and cook one side until It is slightly brown and crispy. About 2-3 minutes.
  • Flip and cook the other side.
  • After the both sides are cooked (brown and crispy), let's brush or spoon the rice balls with the miso mixture. Start with one side.
  • Flip the miso side on the bottom and cook for 2 minutes with medium heat. Miso is easy to burn so please make sure not to burn too much.
  • While cooking, brush or spoon the other side with the miso mixture.
  • After one side is cooked, flip and cook the other side too.

Let's eat!

  • This is a great snack!

Notes

*1 Miso can burn very quickly, so please be careful and make sure the rice doesn't burn after adding the sauce (miso and mirin).

Nutrition

Calories: 138.36kcalCarbohydrates: 29.43gProtein: 3.14gFat: 0.68gSodium: 350.57mgFiber: 0.45gSugar: 1.83g
Keyword miso, riceball
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